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Unit11. Being someone else. Flashcards

1
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The bush

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arbusto, mata

US rural o del campo

We planted some bushes in front of our new house.

Irse por las ramas

All this beating around the bush is starting to annoy me; just say yes or no!

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Sweetness

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dulzura, dulzor

Pura dulzura

sweetness and light,

When my mother’s around, Jenny is all sweetness and light; when we’re alone, she can be quite mean. (muy mala)

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To wander

/ˈwɒndə/

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errar, deambular, caminar

  • Adam wandered along the beach.
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hinterland

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interior del país

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and so was I

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y yo también lo estaba

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shrieking

/ˈʃriːkɪŋ/

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scream

Aullido, chillido

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Hoeing

(to Hoe)

Use a hoe

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azada, usar la azada

Ben broke his hoe and had to use a shovel to turn the dirt in his garden.

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unobtainable

obtainable

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inalcanzable, que no se puede conseguir

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Out of touch

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estar desfasado, perder el contacto

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Thoroughly

/ˈθʌrəlɪ/

thorough

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cuidadosamente, minuciosamente, concienzudamente

Totalmente, completamente, absolutamente

Riguroso, exhaustivo, minusioso

total, verdadero, absoluto

  • My new boss is a thorough bore.
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put on hold

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Keep (uk)

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guardar, conservar

(uk) Tener exsitencias, en stock
* No, we don’t keep any foreign language books, but we could order this for you.

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homebound

/ˈhəʊmbaʊnd/

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confinado en casa, recluido

  • Fanny was housebound for months when she got sick.
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insinuating hands

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manos insinuantes

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light out

(simply to disappear)

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partir, irse (leave, set off)

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I dare you to try to find me

To Dare

Dare

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Te reto a que intentes encontrarme

retar, desafiar

Reto, desafío

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sitting duck

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blanco fácil, presa fácil, …

  • With nothing to protect himself from the enemy, he was a sitting duck.
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call up

call-up

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dar un toque

  • Let’s call her up and check the plans.

Llamar a filas (informal)

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hit up

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meterse un chute, dar un sablazo

  • Watch out for Ralph, he’s always hitting people up for money.
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stick around

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  • Plantarse, quedarse

Stick around while I take off the car.

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deadline

meet a deadline

work to a deadline

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plazo

cumplir con un plazo

trabajar hasta una fecha límite

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in short, of being far away

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en lugar de estar lejos

en lugar de estar muy lejos

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To sear

/sɪə/

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quemar, abrasar, chamuscar

The chef seared the tuna on both sides.

cauterizar (medicina)

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to scrub

/skrʌb/

scrub

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Fregar, restregar

Lucy scrubbed the floor

Matorrales, arbustos

There was some scrub between the forest and the open fields.

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in his apron

/ˈeɪprən/

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en su delantal

  • Emily’s mother always wore a red apron when she baked brownies

área de estacionamiento en un aeropuerto

  • Sean turned the car around on the apron at the end of the driveway.
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perspiring over

perspire

/pəˈspaɪə/

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transpirar sobre

  • After running up nine flights of stairs, the firefighters were perspiring.
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as though

A

como si, parecer que

It appears as though your father is having a mid-life crisis.

dar la impresión de

28
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hearting preview

hearting preview of what my own demise

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anticipo, adelante

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demise

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fallecimiento , muerte

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Mourners

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Dolientes

(gente que sufre!)

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thoroughly

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cuidadosamente

minuciosamente

meticulosamente

concienzudamente

completamente

plenamente

totalmente

absolutamente a

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boast

/bəʊst/

boasting

/ˈbəʊstɪŋ/

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alarde, Fantochada, fanfarronada, … jactancia

33
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little was likely

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era poco probable

34
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Used to, be used to, get used to

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Solía + INF

  • When I was at school, I used to wear a uniform.

Acostumbrado + ING

  • I’m a teacher. I’m used to working with young people.

Acostumbrádome + INF

  • When I arrived in Spain, I had to get used to having lunch late.
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And we’re off for Week 1!

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Y nos vamos a la primera semana!!!

36
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carry out

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llevar a cabo, cumplir, completar

37
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is made up of:

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se compone de …

38
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Stunt

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artimaña, treta, ardid

  • Some people suspected the politician’s marital problems were just a stunt to gain sympathy.
39
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as long as, so long as

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en tanto que, mientras que

  • I am happy, as long as the sun always comes back around.
40
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Provided (as long as)

Provided

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Siempre y cuando

I will come to visit you tomorrow, provided it doesn’t rain.

Provisto

Do the best you can with the materials provided.

41
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miss

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  • Regular missed
  • Tercera Persona misses
  • Perder:
    • Medios de transporte
    • Un ocasión o acontecimiento, una oportunidad
    • Si no viste o escuchaste algo “You miss it…”
    • Si perdiste información
  • Echar de menos
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Lose

/luːz/

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  • Irregular (lost, lost)
  • Loss pérdida
  • Tercera persona losses
  • Lost/found
  • Perder:
    • Objetos
    • Paciencia o cosas inmateriales (my mind)
    • Tiempo
    • Un partido
    • Trabajo (You are fired.)
  • Lose you live
43
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gain

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adquirir, ganar (algo extra), obtener (algo nuevo)

  • The citizens gained the right to send their kids to a different school.
  • He gained five new customers last month.
44
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Hasty

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APresurado, veloz, rápido

  • Ken made a hasty decision when he accepted that awful job.
  • Emma made a hasty exit when she saw that her ex was at the party.
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To arise

arose, arisen

Arise from

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surgir, presentarse

  • We do not anticipate that any problems will arise.

Surgir a partir de

  • Several complications arose from the surgery.
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Chilly

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Frío, helado, tener frío, distante/frío

The weather is chilly today.

The weather is chilly today.

47
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Wilderness

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Tierra salvaje, jungla

There was nothing for miles around; it was a wilderness.

48
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So that

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de modo que, a fin de que

49
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so far as

as far as

(in so far as)

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Hasta donde …

As far as I know

So far as I know

con tal que, con tal de que

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Dip

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cuesta, pendiente, hundirse (camino o pendiente)

caída, bajada

51
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So far

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Hasta ahora, hasta el momento

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Bounty

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Abundancia

53
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Beloved

Dearly beloved

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Amado, querido

Queridos hermanos, adorado

  • Dearly beloved, we are gathered here today not to mourn a death, but to celebrate a life!
  • I am writing to let you know of the death of my dearly beloved wife.
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